Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । अतीतं च भविष्यच्च वर्तमानं महाबलम्
etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam | atītaṃ ca bhaviṣyacca vartamānaṃ mahābalam
இந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தின் உத்தமமான மஹிமை அனைத்தும் உனக்குச் சொல்லப்பட்டது; கடந்தகாலம், எதிர்காலம், நிகழ்காலம் ஆகிய அனைத்திலும் இதன் மாபெரும் வல்லமை உள்ளது.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate context continuing into 144.1)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpa (king)
Scene: A calm closing scene: the sage finishes the narration; the king listens with folded hands; behind them the river flows steadily, symbolizing continuity across time.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is timeless—its spiritual power operates across all times.
The unnamed tīrtha being discussed throughout Adhyāya 143 of Revā Khaṇḍa.
No new ritual; this is a summarizing statement of the tīrtha’s māhātmya.